Aston Villa were wobbling prior to a conveniently-timed international break but Unai Emery’s Champions League chasers began the run-in by rediscovering their resilience…. And a fortnight’s pause in their Champions League charge appears to have set Unai Emery’s men up perfectly for the period likely to define a potentially-historic season.
So a 2-0 victory was blessed relief for the Villans. It wasn’t particularly pretty, and not entirely comfortable, but three points to signal the end of their mini wobble were deserved. . No team has dropped fewer points having gone in front and an element of assuredness returned to Villa’s play after Moussa Diaby’s opener.